Just Jackie rocks Tulsa art scene

By: Kayleigh Thesenvitz

The punk rock scene has never had more elegance and precision then when crafted by Just Jackie.

Just Jackie is the brain child of local artist and writer Jackie Eddy.

Her art is often a vibrant take on emotionally loaded scenes. Often the subject is experiencing pain, pleasure or both simultaneously.

The Fish depicts being so caught up in vice that
you are blind to it's consequences.

Occasionally it seeps into NSFW realism.

The motivation for her neo-traditional art usually comes from her mood, spurred by bursts of creativity or inspiration from a fellow artist.

Paintings and drawings like these reflect her own pain from a life of physical and emotional trauma.

This picture was drawn as Jackie was
recovering from the first in an
ongoing series of hip surgeries.

Drawings like the one of the small child in the video are not her norm.

"I get asked for commissions a lot, but I don't like being told what to do," Jackie said. "The stuff that actually sells is the stuff that comes out of my own head."

Jackie has made up to $200 for a single painting, and has been producing art professionally for nine years.

When it comes to the process of creating Jackie said, "it involves a lot of rage."

She said she often ends up screaming at her artwork as she struggles to perfect the details.

When it comes to the mediums, "I hate them all," Jackie said, going into the specific downsides of each.

Her go-to when she isn't sure what she wants to do yet is Prisma Color Markers and pencils. In some ways the use of markers is a throwback to her origins.

"I started out using Sharpies because that was all I could afford," she said.

Now Jackie has an in-home studio with plenty of space and supplies for all of her on-going projects.

As she often struggles to see her own achievements, giving future artists encouragement is not her strong suit.

She concluded our interview saying, "you can get a lot further on spite than most people want you to believe," as she carefully shaded the lips onto a pink haired woman with arrow pierced hands.

To see and purchase her art you can follow her on Facebook @JustJackiesArt or on Instagram at xxjustjackiexx.

Painting at Tulsa's Purple Glaze Studios

By Kayleigh Thesenvitz

The studio was readily equipped with all the
supplies you could possibly need.

My mother, brother and I crossed the bright purple threshold into Purple Glaze Studios on Brookside last Saturday.

We were greeted by a friendly attendant, who told us to look around the shop until she could help us.

Purple Glaze is a ceramics panting studio, designed for hands on creativity. The northern wall contains shelves of rough white figurines and pottery, each with a pencil-marked price.

I picked up a mug with the shape of Oklahoma outlined on its surface. My mom chose a jar designed to hold and dispense yarn while knitting. My 12-year-old brother spent the most time perusing the shelves; finally settling on a sculpture designed to look like an eagle etched into a rock.

The attendant came back to show us the color palettes on the south wall, and the various kinds of paints and stencils one could use to make their masterpiece.

Many of the paints were stuck open with flicks of dried paint on their rims, which made the whole shop smell like fresh paint.

In the back corner were peoples finished products fresh from the kiln waiting to be picked up.

We spent a pleasant afternoon inhaling fumes, but smiling proudly at our crafty creations.

The firing process takes three days, so my beautiful Oklahoma themed mug, encircled with hay fields, wild flowers and forests will be ready to pick up shortly after me finishing the next sentence.

Purple Glaze is quaint little art studio and a fantastic place to visit if you are ever in the need for an outlet for your creative energy.

Whether realistic or creative, how you paint is completely up to you.